Month: January 2019

Hot Stove Rumor Roundup: Galvis Heads To Toronto

Blue Jays Sign Freddy Galvis  The Toronto Blue Jays and free agent shortstop, Freddy Galvis have agreed to a one-year deal worth $4 million with a 2020 club option per Shi Davidi of SportsNet. In order to make room for Galvis on the 40-man roster, the Blue Jays designated relief pitcher, Danny Barnes for assignment. As Davidi also noted, the addition of Galvis makes sense for the Jays after they...

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Conforto is Excited, Feeling Well-Prepared for 2019

The New York Mets had to know they were playing with fire when they allowed Michael Conforto to hustle through his rehabilitation from a torn posterior capsule in his left shoulder suffered toward the end of the 2017 season (September). In an interview with Kevin Kernan of the New York Post, Conforto touched on his struggles to find a rhythm last season, his preparation for the 2019 season, as...

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Morning Briefing: Ricco Transitions to New Role in Front Office

Good morning Mets fans! Yesterday John Ricco took on a role within the Mets, transitioning from Senior Vice President, Baseball Operations to Senior Vice President, Senior Strategy Officer. Latest Mets News The Mets announced that Citi Field will host Seinfeld night on Friday, July 5. The Sugar Land Skeeters announced that outfielder Barrett Barnes has signed a minor league contract with the...

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Red Sox Sign Jenrry Mejia to Minor League Deal

As Jon Heyman of Fancred reported, the Boston Red Sox have signed former Mets pitcher, Jenrry Mejia to a minor league deal with an invite to minicamp this spring. Mejia will ultimately receive $625,000 if he makes it up to the big leagues, says Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports. Mejia last appeared in the majors for the Mets in 2015, where he received the first of three PED suspensions, with...

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Sandy Alderson Returning to Oakland A’s Front Office

The Oakland Athletics announced they have hired Sandy Alderson as a Senior Advisor to Baseball Operations. Billy Beane, the Athletics current Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations, remarked “His [Sandy’s] mentorship and friendship have been invaluable to me over the course of my career and I look forward to to the expertise and perspective he will add at every level of the...

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